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If It All Falls Down

Prepare without fear: what to do before, during and after.

Short videos and guides on what to do if a major disaster, such as a nuclear attack, an earthquake or a long blackout, changes everything at once. No fearmongering: every fact comes from official guidance and technical sources, and every video ends with something you can do today.

Start here · BeforeWhat a nuclear weapon actually doesWhat arrives first: the light, the wind, or the fallout?Open the topic →

The basic kit

The first topics: what's worth knowing before you need it. 5 of 12 topics ready.

  1. What a nuclear weapon actually doesBefore · Understanding
  2. Nuclear war mythsBefore · Understanding
  3. Fear and what to do with itBefore · Mind and emotions
  4. Your family planBefore · Planning
  5. The two-week kitBefore · Water, Food, Health
  6. The first ten secondsThe first seconds · In the works
  7. Get inside, stay inside, stay tunedThe first 72 hours · In the works
  8. The safest spot in your homeThe first 72 hours · In the works
  9. How to decontaminateThe first 72 hours · In the works
  10. Potassium iodide: what it does and doesn't doThe first 72 hours · In the works
  11. Why fallout weakens so fastThe first weeks · In the works
  12. Safe waterThe first weeks · In the works
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